Car-coupling



(N0 Model.)

F.ROOP.

GAR OUPLING.

Patented Nov. 29; 1887.

tion.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK ROOP, OF NORRISTOWN, ASSIGNOR T0 I. BOND WATT, JOHN A.

THOMSON, JR., WINFIELD S. WOLFORD, AND RICHARD M. POPHAM, ALL OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-COUPLING..

SPBCIEICATION forming part r Letters Patent N0. 373,947, filated November 29, 1887,

Serinl N0. 2465249. (N0 model.)

T 0 all w7wm z't may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK R001 a citize '0f the United States, residing at Norristown,

carcouplings; and to this end it consists,first, t

in a novel forrn of eoupling so devised that it couples automatically and oan be uncoupled withont passing between the ears.

It consists, second, in a noVel arrangement whereby an extra li nk is carried in the conp ling.

lt consists, third, in nove1 features hereinafter deseribed, and partienlarly pointed mit; in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car-body with my iniproved conplin g attaohed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of two conplings in position to loe conpled. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken throngh Fig. 2, with the conpling in coupled position. Fig. 4 ist a plan view of my coupling when conpled.

A is a car-body with on e of my couplers attaohed. 1

B B are two couplers, which are exaet duplicates of eacn other. bell-mouthed, as shown at O, in Order to receive the link L from cars of different eleva- D D are conpling-jaws, pivoted at E E, and having hooks or catches F F, adapted to fall over a link when two cars eome together, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Additional bea1pings, G G, in the nature of lugs 01 shonlders, are providedwhich serve a donble function of steadying the catohes and holding the link permanently on one end, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it cannot be lost.

H H are lugs, whieh assist in holding the link in place and close against bloeks H on the base of the draw-head.

K K are ears on the ooupler-hook, eonneoted to a rod or ehain, M, running to the top of the car, for lifting the couplixig-hooks without going between the cars.

These couplers are N N are shoulde'rs on the conpling-hooks for limiting the thr0w of the hooks, so that the link L cannot be removed from the coupling, as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

L is an extra link slid into its back position around the blooks H, so as to be ont of the way when not nsed.

Eaoh coupling has one link, thns making one extra link when the ears are coupled.

The operation is so obvious as to need no further explanation, it being olear that on forcing two cars together the projecting link will force its opposing hook up and allow it to drop into position.

The\veight of the jaws is snfficient to tilt the link np on a line, and to thns present it always in a position ready for automatio insertion.

The links L L are put in place before the coupling-hooks D D are inserted and the pins E E fixed in platze, after which they cannot be removed withont taking the ooupler to pieces.

N is a ooupling-lever of bellcrak shape, journaled to the end of the oar, and having handles P P, adapted to operate the eoupler from the side of the oar through the ageney of a chain-eonnection, as shown.

I am aware that antomatiooar-oouplers are old, and that devices have been arranged to couple and uncouple the cars from the side and top of the car withont neoessitating an entranoe between the oars. Ido not claim such feature.

I am not aware that anydevioe has been coustructed for retaining the links so that they cannot loe lost; nor do I know it to be old to devise means to hold the link horizontal while the cars are in unconpled position, nor to provide an extra link carried in the conpler.

It will be seen that with my device I provide against the loss of linksan itern 0f no small matter in railway matters. I also provide a cheap, simple, and durable coupler adapted to couple automatically any cars of ordinary heights if provicled with sirnilar couplers.

Having thus desoribed myinvention, what I olaixn as new, and desire to secure loy Letters Patent, is

1. A carconpling device consisting of two oouplerseaeh of which is provided with a pivoted jaw having a hook at its front end, a bear- ICO ing in the rear of the hook, and a lug in the l 1'ng a pivoted jaw wibh a bearing in the rear ro rear of the bearing, und a link, substantially 0f the hook und a Ing in be rear 01" t1he bearas described. ing, said Ing closing against theblock H*of the 2. A car-coupler having a pivoted jaw with l coupler, substantially as and for the purpose a bearing in the rear of the hook a lug in the sei; forth. rear 0f the bearing, and a shoulder above the FRANK ROOP. pivoted axis of ehe suid jaw, substantially as \Vitnesses:

described. t CHARLES B. VVAGNER,

3. In a czmcoupling device, a coupler hav- PHILII M. YOST. 

